Kinders Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi, I'm looking to travel down on the Tuesday with three mates and we're all first timers. I understand the the car parks open at 9pm but what happens between then and 8am when the gates open? Do people sleep in the cars or start queuing straight away? Or is it a bit of both with a few hours kip, then get int he queue during the wee hours? Any advice would be much appriciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Yes its just a matter of staying in your cars until you are fed up with each other or you feel the need to queue. Your decision will be based very much on the weather !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I feel like Pablo Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 you get in the queue straight away and glastonbury has commenced! loads of other people will be queuing and playing music and drinking etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR88 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Usually stay around the car until around 5am drinking/sleeping. But as has been said above kinda weather dependent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2007 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Hitting crew bars for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie_and_a_pint Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 15 hours ago, matt2007 said: Hitting crew bars for me! Me too! It's Solstice on Tuesday so the Stone Circle will be busy busy busy afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Zepplin Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) The first time we got into the car park about 9 and sat outside the car drinking then slept in the car till the sun came up and joined the queue. It is so uncomfortable in the car though so we really just dozed. The second year we did the same but by 3am the queue had reached our car so we got out and joined it, it took us about 4 hours to get in that year since we were so far back. Now we just park up and go join the queue. We have chairs so its comfy to sit and doze in them and at least your at the front of the queue and it is a good atmosphere. It does get really cold though since your just sat there so wrap up warm and take wet gear just in case. We kept our ground sheet from the tent at the top of our rucksack so when the rain got really bad last year we covered us and our bags with that. This year we aren't queuing, have booked a log cabin to stay in in Glastonbury and will drive in mid morning Edited May 19, 2017 by Fred Zepplin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the beadle Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Backstage camping with 4 mates and 72 pints of beer, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.pete Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Tuesday night I'll be trying to get 5 hours sleep at home, before a 90 minute drive, and then see where we end up in the queue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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